The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-22

OF Tue purpose OF elcctlng
One person for Governor of the State of Mary
One person for Comptroller of the Treasury of
the State of Maryland
One person for Attorney General of the State of
Maryland.
One person for Senator from Baltimore county,
in the General Assembly of Maryland.
Six persons for members of the House of Dele
gates, from Baltimore county, for the General
Assembly Of Maryland.
One person for Register of Wills of Baltimore
county. -...
One person for States Attorney of Baltimore
county. -
One person for Sheriff of Baltimore county
One person for Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
of Baltimore county.
Three persons for County Commissioners of
Three persons for Judges of the Orphans Court
of Baltimore county.
One person for County Surveyor of Baltimore
county. .......-..-.
One person for Associate Judge of the Third
Judicial Circuit of Maryland
lzS~T The polls will be opened at o'clock A. NJ.
and closed at o'clock P. NJ.
Ng~The Returning Judges are required and
directed to make their return on the second day,
Thursday following the election, to the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
Attention is particularly directed to the follow
ing Act of Assembly, passed at January session,
1886, chapter 1l2:
AN ACT to provide for taking at the general cleo
ton to be held in the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, the sense of the people in regard
to calling a convention for altering the Consti-
tuition, or framing new one according to pro-
visions of article fourteen, section two of the
Constitution.
I Re- ~ fal b,, III Aaao
big of maryland, That at the general election to
be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, eighteen hundred and eighty seven,
at the same places where county and city elections
are now held by law for the election of Delegates
to the General Assembly, every person entitled to
vote for Delegates to the General Assembly shall
be entitled to vote ON the question of call of
convention for altering the Constitution, or franz
ing new one, by expressing in writing or in
printed form the words "For a Convention" or
against Convention" as the case may be, and
in case there shall be any ballots without the des-
ignation above prescribed, the same shall not be
counted for or against convention, but seperate
return shall be made by the Judges of Election;
and it is hereby provided that the Sherifs of the
several counties and the Sheriff of Baltimore city
shall give notice of the day above designated for
holding said election for a call of convention in
the same manner and for the same time as requir-
ed for notice of the election of members of the
General Assembly.
SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the several
Judges of Elections of this State to receive, ac-
curately count, and duly return the number of
ballots cast to the several Clerks of the counties
of this State and to the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Baltimore city as the same now required to
be returned for the election of Members of the
House of Delegates and the several Clerks afore-
said shall return to the Governor within ten days
after said election the number OF ballots cast for
and against the call for convention and the num-
Der of ballots without the designation aforesaid.
SEC. 3. That the Governor shall
ceive the return of the number of ballots at said
election for and against convention and for the
number of ballots without the prescribed designa-
tion which may be termed blank ballots, it shall
be the duty of the Governor to count and cast I'D
the same, and thereupon make proclamation of the
result of said count.
SEC. 4. That in case of the refusal or neglect of
any Judge of Election or of any Clerk of the Court
or any Sheriff aforesaid to make any of the returns
or to perform any of the duties required of them
by this act such Judge, Clerk, Sheriff so refus-
ing or neglecting shall be liable to indictment for
such offence, and upon conviction thereof shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be SEN
fenced to pay fine of not less than one thousand
dollars and imprisonment in the Jail of the county
or city where such offence may have been COM
mtted for term of not less than six months
Approved March "a, 1886.